They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.

“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them.

And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.

And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.

Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’

and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him.

But they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people.”

But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste?

and said, “What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?” And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him.

The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

As they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.”

Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on two came forward,

what do you think?” They answered, “He deserves death!”

Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him,

and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.

saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

And they conferred together and with the money bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers.

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel;

and they gave them for the Potter’s Field, as the Lord directed me.”

Then Pilate *said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?”

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the people any one prisoner whom they wanted.

At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas.

For he knew that because of envy they had handed Him over.

But the governor said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”

Pilate *said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all *said, “Crucify Him!”

And he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Crucify Him!”

They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.

After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.

And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,

they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink.

And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves by casting lots.

And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there.

And above His head they put up the charge against Him which read, “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.

Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

And they went and made the grave secure, and along with the guard they set a seal on the stone.

And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples.

And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.

Then Jesus *said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and take word to My brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.”

Now while they were on their way, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.

When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful.

And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.

Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away to follow Him.

They *went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach.

They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”

And immediately after they came out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they *spoke to Jesus about her.

When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed.

And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

they found Him, and *said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.

And they *came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men.

Being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.

Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were reasoning that way within themselves, *said to them, “Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?

And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”

And it *happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.

When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?”

John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and they *came and *said to Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”

And Jesus said to them, “While the bridegroom is with them, the attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

And He *said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent.

The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;

Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”

And He *went up on the mountain and *summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him.

And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach,

And He *came home, and the crowd *gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal.

When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”

“Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;

because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Then His mother and His brothers *arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him.

A crowd was sitting around Him, and they *said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”

Other seeds fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”

so that while seeing, they may see and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear and not understand, otherwise they might return and be forgiven.”

These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

In a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;